1950's train film "Right of Way USA" by the Association of American Railroads

Produced during the early 1950's by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to show how railroads were still the most important form of transport at the time.

The AAR is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America. The AAR was created in 1934 by the merger of five industry-related groups:
the American Railway Association,
the Association of Railway Executives,
the Bureau of Railroad Economics,
the Railway Accounting Officers Association, and
the Railway Treasury Officers Association.

Where appropriate the AAR represents its members' interests to the public at large and to Congress and government regulators in particular. The AAR works to improve the efficiency, safety and service of the railroad industry.

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[OldsVistaCruiser]

I'm guessing this film is from 1950, because there is a '50 Oldsmobile that's shown at 0:56, and the film later mentions a wartime economy. The Korean War was on at that time.

[PoathTV]

@OldsVistaCruiser

Thanks for the info, details updated.

[fordlandau]

this must be from around 1953 and the Korean War. The underlying reference of threat is however inherently directed to Communism and the USSR.